Ingush language

Ingush
Ghalghay, Ingus, Galgay, Kisti, Kistin
гӀалгӀай мотт ghalghaj mott
Pronunciation[ˈʁəɫʁɑːɪ mʷɔtː]
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionIngushetia, Chechnya, North Ossetia–Alania
EthnicityIngush
Native speakers
350,000 (2020)
Cyrillic (current)
Georgian, Arabic, Latin (historical)
Official status
Official language in
Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-2inh
ISO 639-3inh
Glottologingu1240
  Ingush
Ingush is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Ingush (/ˈɪŋɡʊʃ/; гӀалгӀай мотт, ġalġay mott, IPA: [ˈʁəɫʁɑːɪ mʷɔtː]) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 350,000 people, known as the Ingush, across a region covering the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Chechnya, North Ossetia, as well as the countries of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and others.